i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. you can keep track of the latest break is news on twitter on the abc news bay area. >> we appreciate your time. >> have a great night, everyone. >> reporter: ann and jim adams are struggling to find out why. why them. why their home of 33 years was destroyed in the tornados last april and why it happened again. this time most of the walls held but every window shattered, sending them running for cover. >> we were in this closet. >> we were on the floor. >> reporter: the adams and so many other families here had time to get to their safe place. >> tornado warning -- >> reporter: because the warnings came early. >> in the western corner of the state. >> reporter: their trusted forecasters started spreading the word last thursday, days before the storm. while two people were killed and there were many injuries, authorities tell us tornadoes that strike at night often kill more. this time families were glued to their smartphones. michael rogers received a tornado alert on his that woke hi